Stüssy Deluxe x Greensleeves x Al Fingers

News | May 6, 2010 | 4 Comments

After almost two years, a collaboration between Stüssy Deluxe, Greensleeves Records and Al Fingers has finally touched the road.

The project, a visual and aural history of the early days of British reggae label Greensleeves Records, began during the summer of 2008 when Stüssy designer Nick Bower asked whether I would put together a mixtape for Stüssy Deluxe. I asked Greensleeves Records for permission to use their music, and the project then grew to include by the end: a mixtape (“Greensleeves The First 10 Years“), a book on Greensleeves history and album cover artwork (“Greensleeves The First 100 Covers“), a poster featuring the first 100 Greensleeves covers, and a capsule collection of nine Stüssy Deluxe tees, featuring elements from classic Greensleeves album cover art (Mister Yellowman, Jammy Destroys the Invaders, Sleng Teng, etc).

The book is a document of the first 100 Greensleeves album covers, containing interviews with Greensleeves’ founders, Chris Sedgwick and Chris Cracknell, as well as the label’s chief designer, Tony McDermott, who has worked for Greensleeves almost since the day the label launched in 1977.

During the project I was fortunate to be able to spend a few days in the Greensleeves archive, where I dusted of pieces of reggae history, including a couple of amazing unused Tony McDermott 12″ sleeve designs from the early ’80s. If Greensleeves don’t use them for a series of special edition Junjo 12″ reissues they are sleeping!

The mixtape the accompanies the book features 56 tracks from Greensleeves’ first ten years, including a few specials and some Al Fingers refixes (how could I resist?), mostly newer acapellas over classic Roots Radics rhythm tracks from the early days. You can grab a couple of them from the Remix section – Sizzla & Morgan Heritage’s “All I Want” over Junjo Lawes’ Diseases/Mad Mad rhythm, and Mavado’s “Wa Dem A Do” over the Wailing Souls classic, “Fire House Rock”. The mixtape, book, hats & tees are available now at Stüssy outlets and other stores.

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